Bengaluru, Dec. 27 -- Karnataka Minister KN Rajanna on Saturday sharpened the Congress' attack on the JD(S)-BJP alliance, alleging that the much-touted partnership between the two parties was driven entirely by electoral convenience and self-interest rather than any ideological or strategic commitment.
Rajanna said JD(S) and BJP leaders have repeatedly projected their understanding as "eternal" and a joint struggle, but their conduct in local body elections tells a different story. He pointed out that whenever the alliance is electorally advantageous, it is embraced, and wherever it does not suit their calculations, it is quietly discarded.
Referring to former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda's statements that the JD(S)-BJP tie-up was limite...